Hi Everyone Another Chapter-and guess what this is the halfway line! Only another nine children left to go!
Firstly I have to explain a few things about the last chapter as I was in a rush when I posted it, it was only looking back that I realised there was a lot of questions I felt I needed to explain.
1-David is the name of Sean's older brother as stated on Teen Wolf Wiki and Michael is his father, all three of his family including his mother are killed in an episode of Season 4
2-I don't know a lot of facts about either wendigo's or the full moon rituals so I am basing a lot of this on my own headcannon, I know this chapter is rushed but when I came to my notes I realised that I didn't have enough notes on Savanna so I drew a lot of it from head.
3-I know some people wondered about the hunters but for me it was more of an end to the Jackson/Lydia arc that I had established, so I hope that cleared it up
Disclaimer-I own nothing but my babies and my pairings.
And I would like to thank you all for your kind reviews and favourites and followers and all of you who read, if you have any questions ask I will answer anything.
I plan to update as soon as I can x
Chapter 9-Savanna Adelaide
Danny and Ethan adopt their second (and last child) in less than ideal circumstances.
It was full moon when it happened. It wasn't really that long after David's birth. The pack had slowly been regaining their confidence in the aftermath of an attack that could have killed them all. Jackson and Lydia were now finally together, the red headed banshee having realised that she needed the werewolf just as much as he needed her.
The full moon was always planned in advance with Derek, Aidan and Ethan (being the only three having been born as werewolves) taking the lead. Most of the pack kept in the Hale house the doors always locked and chained.
It was during these times that Stiles, Mason, Garrett, Allison, Lydia, Danny, Kira, Jordan and Sean took up refuge in Garrett and Mason's apartment for the night along with Spencer, Avery and David. In the Hale house Ethan, Aidan, Derek, Liam, Brett, Jackson, Malia, Erica, Boyd, Scott and Isaac would stay along with Blake, Logan, Luke, Ryder and Jade.
The day always began the same way. The children would force breakfast down themselves, then play until the night fell. Then there was a run in the forest from the beginning of the full moon until it set into the trees and then they would all sleep until at least lunchtime the next day.
It was during the run that Ryder and Jade literally stumbled upon the problem at the far edge of the Hale forest. The night had started out well but Ryder had slowed down to tie his shoelace, caused Jade to bump into him and therefore when the two five year olds had looked up they were quite alone.
Then they heard the whimpering. "Come on" Jade said taking Ryder by the hand and dragging him off to the sound of the whimpering "Daddy Stiles said if we hear something to check it out" Ryder nodded remembering a book Daddy Ethan had read him just this morning "We need to be heroes" he said dramatically "Follow me Jade…I'll protect you"
They were walking for some time the two children shivering against the cold November air wearing nothing but jeans converse and jumper (in Ryder's case) and shorts, tights a jumper, and boots (in Jade's) and therefore the cold air was thick and heavy.
Ryder stopped suddenly his eyes glowing gold and Jade bit down a growl as they were suddenly embossed in the moonlight. Jade pulled on Ryder's shirt suddenly and following her gaze their eyes both widened.
It was a child. A girl about the same age as Blake (nearing three) clutching what looked like a dead wolf to her. The woman she was cuddled up to was clearly dead and both she and the child were covered in dry blood.
Jade crouched down inching closer and only wincing slightly as the girl made a snapping sound her teeth extending slightly. She slipped and fell her hands landing in something sticky and she wiped them down her shirt and face in order to clean them.
"Are you Ok?" she asked and the girl nodded "I'm Jade and this is Ryder what's your name?" the girls eyes changed from gold to a dark blue "Savanna" she whispered "Savanna Adelaide" she whimpered softly "I don't remember what happened" she confessed her eyes filling to the brim. "Momma just told me to run and hide and then when I came back she wouldn't wake up"
"That's Ok" Ryder said crouching down next to him "Jade can go get some help and I can sit with you" he shot Jade a look and she ran, her dark hair whipping in the wind. Tripping over twigs and dirt she fell slightly her tights ripping.
Ethan had taken to pacing outside the house his eyes slipping from the edge of the forest to the moon every few seconds. Derek in complete countenance to Ethan's behaviour was sat on the steps watching the outline of the forest his jaw tight with worry.
When Aidan had staggered back carrying a sleepy Blake and no Ryder or Jade Ethan's crankiness had turned into a full blown worry attack. "There'll be fine" Brett said from the porch swing where he and Liam were curled up together. "We had a couple of pups in my last pack that got lost, we found them the next day, and they just spent the night in the forest"
Derek made a non-committal noise eyes still scanning the treeline before he stood up suddenly, there in the outskirts was a small figure running slightly. It was Jade but it didn't look like Jade, her dark hair was filled with leaves and twigs and her face hands and shirt were all covered in something red that looked suspiciously like blood.
Ethan didn't even have time to blink before Derek was up on his feet his face pale in the moonlight sprinting past him to his daughter who he swung up into his arms his hands messily brushing back her hair "Baby what happened?" he demanded just as Ethan crashed forwards "What's happened? Where's Ryder?" he stumbled backwards when he saw the blood "Oh Jesus" he muttered.
"Jade where's Ryder?" Derek asked ignoring the blood on his little girls face because that was just too much…
"He's with the dead woman and her baby" Jade said "What woman?" Ethan said cutting across her, Jade shrugged "We found them" she said her face falling "And Ryder told me to find you" she turned to Derek her face confused "Daddy Derek did I do something wrong?"
"No baby girl" Derek said "You didn't"
Ethan ran in the direction Jade had pointed. It wasn't difficult, his son's scent was one he had become familiar with within seconds of holding him from the first time. He easily picked up on Ryder's lavender and baby oil (curtsy of the stuff Danny washed in him) and came across him sat in the corner of a small clearing a tree protecting him, his eyes wide a small girl in his lap.
"Daddy!" he cried and Ethan grinned blinking back tears as he reached out and pulled his son into his arms. There was a second before they managed to turn to the blonde girl who was watching them with big blue eyes. "Come on Sweetheart" Ethan said letting her take his hand his heart aching in the only way that a parent could.
Once the full moon was over the other Pack members staggered in sometime around the early morning. Danny stared at Savanna who was now sleeping in Ethan's lap. The small child had managed to conform both Ryder and Ethan and in all truth-if Danny was being deeply honest with himself he had been harbouring the idea of another child but hadn't really plucked up the courage of mentioning the idea.
"Daddy" Ryder crowed jumping down and throwing himself into Danny's arms "Can we keep Savanna please, please, please!"
And Danny looked up at his husband still clutching the sleeping girl (thankfully not still covered in blood) and then he just knew what his answer was going to be.
And this ending is strange I know but...
Let me know what you all thought of this chapter-this is the end of the Danny/Ethan children saga-Ryder and Savanna are the only two they have.
Next Chapter-When one of Isaac's pupil's ask him a huge favour he and Scott are forced to review their relationship and there views on both of their fathers.
